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Quick definitions from WordNet (scorch)
▸ noun: a discoloration caused by heat
▸ noun: a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues
▸ noun: a surface burn
▸ verb: become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions ("The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun")
▸ verb: destroy completely by or as if by fire ("The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes")
▸ verb: become superficially burned
▸ verb: make very hot and dry ("The heat scorched the countryside")
▸ verb: burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color ("The flames scorched the ceiling")
▸ Also see scorchingly
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▸ Words similar to scorch
▸ Usage examples for scorch
▸ Popular adjectives describing scorch
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▸ Rhymes of scorch
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▸ noun: a discoloration caused by heat
▸ noun: a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues
▸ noun: a surface burn
▸ verb: become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions ("The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun")
▸ verb: destroy completely by or as if by fire ("The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes")
▸ verb: become superficially burned
▸ verb: make very hot and dry ("The heat scorched the countryside")
▸ verb: burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color ("The flames scorched the ceiling")
▸ Also see scorchingly
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to scorch
▸ Usage examples for scorch
▸ Popular adjectives describing scorch
▸ Words that often appear near scorch
▸ Rhymes of scorch
▸ Invented words related to scorch